Hardware reference guide

9. Before installing an expansion card, remove the expansion slot cover or the existing expansion
card.
NOTE: Before removing an installed expansion card, disconnect any cables that may be
attached to the expansion card.
a. If you are installing an expansion card in a vacant socket, remove the appropriate
expansion slot cover on the back of the chassis. Pull the slot cover straight up then away
from the inside of the chassis.
Figure 3-11 Removing an Expansion Slot Cover
b. If you are removing a standard PCI card or PCI Express x1 card, hold the card at each end,
and carefully rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Pull the
expansion card straight up from the socket (1) then away from the inside of the chassis to
release it from the chassis frame (2). Be sure not to scrape the card against the other
components.
Figure 3-12 Removing a Standard PCI Expansion Card
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